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Sweet Irish Soda Bread #Recipe #KidsintheKitchen

March 7, 2014 by

While my Irish heritage is by maiden name only I still like to partake in some of the traditions.  Irish Soda Bread is something we’ve never made though. I never really what it exactly what it was but after some research, recommendations and modifications we came up version that is truly tasty.  Is it authentic, probably not but I’m ok with that.Sweet Irish Soda Bread #Recipe #KidsintheKitchen

Shae has been more involved in baking these days. I can hand her measuring cups and all the ingredients and she’ll dole out all of the ingredients for me.  She even pours out the liquids to precise quantities.

Sweet Irish Soda Bread #Recipe #KidsintheKitchen

This particular recipe called for a HUGE loaf of bread.  Next time I’ll split it into 2 loaves so it is easier to handle. I also think I’ll make it in a bread loaf for a more uniform product.  We’re eating this for snack, dessert and breakfast just as it is.

Sweet Irish Soda Bread #Recipe #KidsintheKitchen

Sweet Irish Soda Bread

  • 4 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/14 cups sugar
  • 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 cup butter softened, cut into pieces
  • 1 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup slivered almonds
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a large dutch oven pot or 2 bread pans or 2 round cake pans with parchment paper.

In a large bowl whisk together your flour, sugar, baking powder, salt & baking soda.

Blend in butter, raisins and almonds till butter is pea size crumbs.

Add egg, buttermilk & milk and mix till just combined.

Pour this batter into your prepared pan(s) and bake for 45-70 minutes depending on size of loaf.  An inserted toothpick should come out clean and the top of your bread should be a beautiful golden brown.

Sweet Irish Soda Bread #Recipe #KidsintheKitchen

If you’re lucky you’ll have some to enjoy for  2 days.

Sweet Irish Soda Bread #Recipe #KidsintheKitchen

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Overnight Dutch Oven Bread Recipe

February 4, 2013 by

It’s all rage, this “No Knead Bread” recipe floating around the internet. I wouldn’t say that it’s completely No Knead because there is a time when there is about 5 minutes of pulling the bread together a couple hours before baking. I will admit that it is very very simple to make even though the directions look long and tedious. The wait time is the biggest struggle to deal with. This is an overnight process so plan ahead with a cheesy, soupy, saucy meal to go along with it…or not.

bread dough recipe

Eaten sliced, still warm with butter is the best way.

 

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Easy Overnight Bread

Ingredients

  • 3 Cups of Flour
  • 1/2 tsp active or rapid rise yeast
  • 1 tbls Kosher Salt or Sea Salt
  • 1 1/2 cups plus 2tbls warm water

Instructions

  1. Dump all ingredients (not cornmeal) in a large glass bowl, stir, stir, stir until combined. This will look messy and wet and not like bread dough at all. That is exactly what want. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside for 10-18 hours.
  2. 2 hours before you want to bake your bread dump the batter on a floured surface. With wet hands lightly turn edges into the middle of your bread dough. "Knead" for a couple minutes still smooth and place onto a floured clean, lint-free kitchen towel in a bowl. Cover again with plastic wrap and let rest for 2 hours.
  3. About an hour into the dough's rest time, crank up the heat in your oven to 450°. Place your large, heavy covered pot in the oven to get hot. Leave it there for at least 30 minutes while your dough finishes rising.
  4. Carefully pull your HOT pot out of the oven and using the towel drop the dough into the pot. There is no right side or wrong side of the dough. Replace the cover on your your pot, push back into the oven and let cook for 30 minutes. Then remove the lid and continue to cook for an additional 12-15 minutes.
  5. Remove the pot from the oven and immediately remove the bread from the pot. Remember everything is HOT so be careful.
  6. Let cool for several minutes then it's ready to enjoy.
https://lookwhatmomfound.com/2013/02/overnight-dutch-oven-bread-recipe.html

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bread dough after mixing bread dough before kneading

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